Troy University alumnus, Trustee Lamar P. Higgins remembered as a trailblazer, servant leader
News | April 16, 2021
Lamar P. Higgins was Troy University s first African American SGA President and Trustee. He passed away on Thursday after an extended illness.
Troy University is mourning the loss of an alumnus who made history during his time as a student and provided a lifetime of dedicated leadership and support to his alma mater. Lamar P. Higgins, Vice President Pro Tempore of the University’s Board of Trustees and a 1981 TROY graduate, passed away on Thursday after an extended illness.
Higgins, 61, was first appointed to the University’s Board of Trustees in 1996, making him the board’s first African American member. During his tenure on the board, Higgins was instrumental in the planning and construction of the Rosa Parks Library and Museum on the University’s Montgomery Campus. A state-of-the-art conference room within the museum bears his name. He als
Alabama News
Troy University is mourning the loss of an alumnus who made history during his time as a student and provided a lifetime of dedicated leadership and support to his alma mater. Lamar P. Higgins, Vice President Pro Tempore of the University’s Board of Trustees and a 1981 TROY graduate, passed away on Thursday after an extended illness.
Higgins, 61, was first appointed to the University’s Board of Trustees in 1996, making him the board’s first African American member. During his tenure on the board, Higgins was instrumental in the planning and construction of the Rosa Parks Library and Museum on the University’s Montgomery Campus. A state-of-the-art conference room within the museum bears his name. He also helped lead the effort to establish Rosa Parks Day in Alabama, and helped create legislation to erect statues of Mrs. Parks and Helen Keller on the State Capitol Grounds.
Church notes – January 2
Services take place Sunday unless otherwise noted.
APOSTOLIC
Apostolic Pentecostal
The church is located at 1202 E. Fifth St. Service times are 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sunday.
Activities: Unity Prayer, 7 p.m. Monday at Faith Apostolic Church, 70 Tyler Ave.; Bible study/VBS Wednesday, 7 p.m. Wednesday; Secret Sister Reveal Party, noon Jan. 9.
Sermons are posted at www.apcgi.org/Live and also viewable on the church’s Facebook page.
Information: 317-496-6845; apcgi.org
Baptist
Bethel
Services begin at 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sundays, as well as at 7 p.m. Wednesdays. Temperatures will be checked at the doors when they open, 30 minutes prior to the start of each service.
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